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“Our nation has come a long way, and we still have a long way to go.” said Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray, pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church of Los Angeles during the 1992 Uprising.

The Watts Uprising and the 1992 L.A. Rebellion were both fiery chapters in L.A.’s history. Many are asking, “how could history have repeated itself?” To answer that question, we delve into the events that conspired to create more conservative reforms.

Many observers have been shocked by the extreme brutality with which police departments have responded to the mostly peaceful protests. Activist Tamika Mallory says the militarized police response is not a new development.

Local youths are given the opportunity to voice concerns with L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and L.A. County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer about schools, their city and how to navigate life during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

"Tending Nature" shines a light on the environmental knowledge of indigenous peoples across California by exploring how the state's Native peoples have actively shaped and tended the land for millennia.

The ACLU and Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law released a report on Tuesday outlining recommendations that would help establish alternatives to jail that would better serve inmates with mental illness who have been charged with non-violent offenses.

There are approximately 3,200 inmates diagnosed with severe mental illness in the county, according to the report, which found that these inmates are jailed longer and are more likely to cycle in and out of jail.

"We want to remove people with mental illness from a punitive correction setting to a treatment setting," said Terry Kupers, M.D, and professor of The Wright Institute who also consulted on the report. "It is impossible to do that in jail."

Dave Pilon, President and CEO of Mental Health America Los Angeles, said there is currently less of a stigma around mental health and there is certainly a will to change a system that has become "unsuitable."

The report recommends the county develop a program that integrates community mental health services and supportive housing.

"People are also getting in touch with the human cost," added Pilon.

A human cost that was brought to light in June when the Department of Justice reported that Sheriff's Department had failed to protect the rights of inmates with mental illness, noting ten suicides by inmates in 2013.

The Sheriff's Department told KCET in a statement that they supportive of alternatives. "Currently, Los Angeles County engages in mental health diversion through specialized courts and we are actively involved in the expansion of those programs," the department said. "We believe we will be benefiting with increased State funding established in the current budget to enhance those services as well as new opportunities that the Affordable Care Act provides for this population."

The report also cites the success rate of many diversion programs that are already working in Los Angeles County area that with expansion could lead to a hire success rate of people getting help.

Los Angeles County health and elected officials again highlighted disparities in COVID-19 deaths among black residents today and also warned that a recent uptick in transmission rates could result in a lack of sufficient ICU beds in coming weeks.

From the shoreline to downtown and beyond, thousands of Southland residents came out in force again today in protest of police brutality and in condemnation of the death of George Floyd while being arrested by a white police officer in Minneapolis.